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The council has committed to continue to offer residents support with cost of living through its Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme as well as its Discretionary Housing Scheme.

Council reaffirms commitment to providing free bus travel across the area for eligible ‘bus pass’ holders.

Westmorland and Furness Council is proudly displaying the symbolic red poppy to commemorate Remembrance Sunday (10 November) and Armistice Day (11 November).

Council approves new Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) for area.

The Cabinet changes are as a result of the resignation of Councillor Neil Hughes as a Cabinet member.

A bee sculpture built from guns and knives has gone on display in Barrow to highlight the dangers of violent crime.

Adrian Waite is the newly elected Westmorland and Furness Council Member for Kirkby Stephen and Tebay after winning a by-election held in the ward on Thursday 31 October 2024.

From Victorian hats to a lump of iron ore, artefacts brought the past to life for visitors with sight loss during a museum’s first “touch tour”.

Council completes its new 2MW solar farm at Sandscale Park in Barrow.

The vital role occupational therapists at Westmorland and Furness Council play in health, social care and society will be celebrated next week to mark Occupational Therapy Week (4-10 November).